Question

Jeff drives 140 miles in 4 hours.Part A: What is his rate of change?

Answer 1

140/4

he is changing his location at the rate of 35 miles per hour.

Answer 2

Rate of change is
`35` miles per hour.

Explanation:

Rate of change is measure that describes how one quantity changes relative to the other.

Here one quantity that is measured is distance and the other is time.

So the rate of change can be expressed as,

Rate of change =
`(Distance)/(Time)`

=
`(140miles)/(4hours)`

=
`35` miles per hour

Therefore rate of change is
`35` miles per hour